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Northbridge Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Northbridge Elementary School
Northbridge Elementary School is one of the high-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, run under Northbridge, with 973 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 155% above typical.
Northbridge Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Northbridge, a district that caters to 1,838 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Northbridge Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Northbridge Elementary School reports 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Northbridge Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Worcester County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Northbridge Elementary School is one.
Northbridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Northbridge Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northbridge Elementary School has edged up 93%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 973 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 87% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.
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